Contemporary cars have more and more functionnalities and despite the fact they bring us a lot of comfort, some of them are not always easy to use. Whether you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Volkswagen Arteon, depending on its functionnalities, it can be hard to know precisely how to start a Volkswagen Arteon? Even if this required act of running a car may seem very clear to many of you, depending on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less elementary to do so. Today we will demonstrate the distinct methods to start a Volkswagen Arteon with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Volkswagen Arteon with a card, and at last, without using the key.
How to start a Volkswagen Arteon with key?
So we commence our article which is meant to learn you how to start a Volkswagen Arteon, which is furnished with a classic key start. Find below the various measures to be accomplished to turn on the engine of your Volkswagen Arteon:
- Find the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is generally on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not hesitate to have a look at our article on the steering wheel blocked on Volkswagen Arteon that is blocked to find out how to unblock it.
- Put the key into this one.
- Verify that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
- Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn till you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
- Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights go out, if you don’t know what they mean don’t hesitate to have a look at our article on orange lights on Volkswagen Arteon to find out the explanation for this.
- You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Volkswagen Arteon starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk damaging it, if the car does not start, let it recover a few tens of seconds before a new testing)
- That’s it. You managed to start your Volkswagen Arteon,
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How to start a Volkswagen Arteon with the key card?
After learning about how to turn on the engine of a Volkswagen Arteon with key or will explain you how to do it for a Volkswagen Arteon equipped with a key card and not a key. The technique is still roughly the same, so don’t hesitate to return back to the previous part to have information on each of the steps to do. Discover below the actions to stick to to start your Volkswagen Arteon with a card:
- According to the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a dedicated slot, examine on your dashboard if your Volkswagen Arteon is equipped with this slot or not.
- If it has one, insert the card in this hole, or you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
- Locate the “start” button, which is in most cases located at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is in most cases placed on the centre console.
- Verify that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
- Press the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Volkswagen Arteon
- Press a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Volkswagen Arteon
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How do I start a Volkswagen Arteon without a key?
And at last, we will see, how to start a Volkswagen Arteon without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this may seem logical. However, you should know that if your Volkswagen Arteon is more modern than the mid 90’s it will be difficult to start it without a key because of all the security systems present on it. Of course, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the technique to stick to:
- Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and find among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
- Strip, connect them together and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the process). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
- At last, strip the starter wire and connect it promptly with the battery wire (do not make prolonged contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Volkswagen Arteon).
There, you’ve discovered all the techniques to start a Volkswagen Arteon.
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